Hoelun

Hoelun (1139-1212) was the wife of Yesugei and the mother of Temujin (later Genghis Khan).

Biography
Hoelun was born in 1139 to the Tengri Mongol Olkhunut clan, and she was originally supposed to marry a man of the Merkit confederation, but in 1159 she was kidnapped by Yesugei, who made her his "chief wife" (the wife that gave birth to heirs). His son Temujin came from Hoelun, and Temujin would become "Genghis Khan", the world's greatest conqueror. In 1171 Yesugei was murdered by Tatars, and she became an adviser to her son until her death in 1212 at the age of 73.